Dr. Stiefel-Grzybowski grew up as an army brat and traveled all over the country with her family.  She settled in MA and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2001 with a BS in Environmental Biology at Westfield State College.  She then followed her family to VA and worked as a veterinary assistant at AGAH while attending Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.  Graduating in 2006, she came back to AGAH to work as an associate veterinarian, where she has been working since.  In addition to her education in western medicine, she is certified in veterinary acupuncture and trained for veterinary tui-na (massage/chiropractics) by the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine in Florida.  She believes the best medicine is obtained by integrating traditional chinese medicine with western medicine.  Other areas of her interest include neurology, ophthalmology, surgery and ultrasonography.  She thoroughly enjoys her clients and spending time getting to know them and educating them on their pets specific health concerns.

 

While not taking care of your pets, she takes care of her darling husband and two lovable children which includes using them as her guinea-pigs while experimenting with recipes in the kitchen.  She loves spending time with her family, working out, doing anything outdoors, music and baking.  She has two rambunctious dogs, Tripper and Vera, and two kitties, Eleanore and Rigby.